03-24-2012, 03:38 PM
Henry James, Saul Bellow, James Fenimore Cooper, Ernest Hemingway. The last two I can go with but no Sam Clemons, Stienbeck, or William Faulkner, not to mention Henry Miller 
For my money Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne beats out "Last of the Mohicans"
I know I read something by Bellow, probably "The Adventures of Augie March" but I can't recall a thing about it. Out of the 132 hours of Literature I took, I can not recall reading anything by Henry James. I only say this to point out how different things are emphasized depending on what university one attends.
I'm not sure that a sonnet form, regardless of which variety is the best form for this topic. Probably free iambic verse with a line more or less five feet, but without strict rhyme requirements, as some of the rhymes seem a bit problematic such as "ker-flooey" and "Arnewi". Even if "ker-flooey" were an actual word, it would still seem a bit contrived.
I thought you "The Sun Also Rises" was the most sufficient of the group. "The Leatherstocking Tales" read more like a book report.
It just seems that even for someone such as myself, with a fairly extensive background in American lit, these would seem a bit obscure for most people, making it difficult to draw much from them. On the other hand, if meant solely as a joke, ala father Quido Sarduchi (sic), it seems an awful long way to go for a punchline.
Dale
For my money Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne beats out "Last of the Mohicans"
I know I read something by Bellow, probably "The Adventures of Augie March" but I can't recall a thing about it. Out of the 132 hours of Literature I took, I can not recall reading anything by Henry James. I only say this to point out how different things are emphasized depending on what university one attends.
I'm not sure that a sonnet form, regardless of which variety is the best form for this topic. Probably free iambic verse with a line more or less five feet, but without strict rhyme requirements, as some of the rhymes seem a bit problematic such as "ker-flooey" and "Arnewi". Even if "ker-flooey" were an actual word, it would still seem a bit contrived.
I thought you "The Sun Also Rises" was the most sufficient of the group. "The Leatherstocking Tales" read more like a book report.
It just seems that even for someone such as myself, with a fairly extensive background in American lit, these would seem a bit obscure for most people, making it difficult to draw much from them. On the other hand, if meant solely as a joke, ala father Quido Sarduchi (sic), it seems an awful long way to go for a punchline.
Dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.